Darge and Gilchrist return for France encounter
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyCo-Captain Rory Darge and second row Grant Gilchrist return to international duty on Saturday, as Scotland host France in the second round of the 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations at Scottish...
England team to face Wales in the 6 Nations
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Steve Borthwick has named his team to play Wales at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 10th February. The starting side is unchanged from last weekend's 24-27 win over Italy in Rome, with...
Grant Gilchrist feels surviving Wales fightback will serve Scotland well
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyGrant Gilchrist believes Scotland’s bitter-sweet Guinness Six Nations victory over Wales has left them in the perfect frame of mind for their second championship match at home to France on Saturday. The...
Chandler Cunningham-South was unaware of mentor Richard Hill’s World Cup heroics
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland rookie Chandler Cunningham-South was being mentored for weeks by Richard Hill without knowing he was talking to a World Cup winner. Cunningham-South made a strong debut off the bench in Saturday’s...
Cameron Winnett and Alex Mann relishing international chance after Wales debuts
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyCameron Winnett and Alex Mann were junior school pupils when Wales last beat England in a Six Nations game at Twickenham. But 12 years on from that Triple Crown-clinching victory, both Cardiff prospects...
Six New Stars to Watch in the 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyOur friends who are expert Opta data editors pick out one unheralded player from each of the teams to keep an eye on as the 2024 Guinness Six Nations Championship kicks-off this weekend. You...
Players’ responsibility to get England fans back onside – Freddie Steward
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland were booed on their last appearance at Twickenham as they lost a World Cup warm-up game to Fiji. Freddie Steward has called on England to win back the support of Twickenham as they launch a...
I’m glad I stuck at it – Ethan Roots back in love with rugby after ‘rough patch’
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 26-year-old England star’s lack of size as a teenager prevented him from making an impact and instead he turned to jiu-jitsu and kickboxing. Ethan Roots believes his barnstorming England debut...
Scotland braced for Les Bleus backlash as wounded France head to Edinburgh
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyHuw Jones says that Scotland will expect a reaction from France in next Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations clash. Les Bleus head to Edinburgh on the back of a crushing 38-17 home defeat against Six...
England U20 Men's Team to face Wales
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyMark Mapletoft has named his match day squad to face Wales in the U20 Men's Six Nations at the Rec. The Anglo-Welsh age-grade clash takes place at the Recreation Ground in Bath this Friday (9 February),...
